Below-median FMR - Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,140/month - 26th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#105 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 18.5% above market ; FMR rows touch Greene County .

Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 3 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.

Lower-half placement for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR Area; Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area; Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area; Altoona, PA MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA .

AL-state FMR neighbors for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

Closest 2-BR amounts inside AL: Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,181); Mobile, AL MSA ($1,083); Montgomery, AL MSA ($1,016); Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,266); Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA ($1,000); Huntsville, AL MSA ($1,310); Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA ($962); Decatur, AL MSA ($961) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.

What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$863/mo
1-BR$869/mo
2-BR$1,140/mo
3-BR$1,367/mo
4-BR$1,509/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.

Size HUD FMR 90% floor 110% ceiling
Studio $863/mo $777/mo $949/mo
1-BR $869/mo $782/mo $956/mo
2-BR $1,140/mo $1,026/mo $1,254/mo
3-BR $1,367/mo $1,230/mo $1,504/mo
4-BR $1,509/mo $1,358/mo $1,660/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,140/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,026–$1,254/month before any tenant income share.

ACS median 2-BR rent $962/mo → 18.5% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.

PHAs naming Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

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AL agencies near this metro's scale key

Housing authorities in AL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Greene County, AL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,140/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.

Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.